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20/01/2018 GMT

US Government Shutdown Begins

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Congress fails to overcome a standoff over spending and immigration

Congress failed to overcome a standoff over spending and immigration.

The US government begins federal shutdown after the Senate failed to agree on a new budget; Meryl Streep tells the BBC why her latest film is important in the current political climate; and the British government has appointed what it's called a 'Minister for Loneliness'.


(Image: Protesters advocating for the DREAM Act hold a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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